I seen an opportunity and I kind of used that just so I can put food on the table and a place to stay for my daughter. That doesn't give me the right to, you know, obviously I did what I did and it was wrong. >> On June 10th, 2024, Florida officers were called to a Nordstrom rack after shocking reports surfaced. A cashier allegedly helped her boyfriend walk out with over $3,000 in designer merchandise while only scanning cheap items like soda. What unfolded next, from investigation to confrontation, was all caught on body cam, revealing a mix of bold moves and tense moments. >> Get anything out of it today or what? What's you say? $2,500 like >> it was an accumulation of a whole bunch of incidents. So, it started back in May 13th and she was basically bringing up merchandise and handing it off to the customer. So she was ringing up the items but then paying it off the transaction and then giving the merchandise still to the customer. So it resulted in >> So she was passing merchandise. >> So it resulted into so many times. One time was like 500, another time was 1300, another time was 300. So it all accumulated up to 25. >> So she was not keeping the money. She was just given the merchandise for free. >> Right. But the merchandise was apparently for her. >> Okay. So that's probably somebody that she knew was coming. Yeah. >> She says she had just met him. >> All of them with one specific >> one specific individual. Yes. >> Um have you guys interviewed her? >> Yes. Where interview is process already done? >> Okay. Um just on video. >> Yes. Everything's on recording. >> I mean not the interview but the transactions and stuff. It's all on video. >> Okay. >> Yes. We have all the videos. >> We'll go talk to her and then if you have the video so we can watch. Mhm. How's it going? Hello. >> You have ID? You have your ID? >> No, I >> Okay. Do you have one at all? >> Yeah, I do, but I have to get this. >> Cool. Before I talk to you, I'm just going to read you right. All right. >> What's your name? >> Ashley. Ashley. 26. >> 26. >> Sorry. >> You're fine. What happens? >> You have the right to remain silent. Do you understand? >> Yes. >> Anything you say may be used against you in court. Do you understand? >> Yes. >> You have the right to talk to a lawyer before and during questioning. Do you understand? >> Yes, sir. >> If you can cannot afford a lawyer, want one? One will be provided for you before questioning without charge. Do you understand? >> Yes. >> Has anyone threatened you or promised you anything to get you to talk to me? >> No. >> Perfect. All right. You want to talk about what happened today? >> Um, I did some things um that I take full responsibility for. >> Okay. >> Um, what are those things? homeless mother where um I seen an opportunity and I kind of used that just so I can put food on the table and a place to stay for my daughter that doesn't give me the money to you know obviously I did what I did in this world. Um I did take merchandise and um pond it just so I can get a hotel and stuff like that. Uh, like I said, what I did is not saying that it's >> right from the start. This wasn't a one-off mistake. It was a monthsl long pattern. The cashier allegedly handed pricey merchandise to a customer while scanning cheaper items, racking up thousands in losses. On the body cam, officers break down the accumulation of incidents, then shift to the tense moment of questioning where she begins to take responsibility while hinting at the personal struggles behind her choices. right because of my situation or anything. So, I do take full accountability for that. Um, I do and willing to pay back to 2,000 uh dollars that I did $2,500. >> Yes. Um, I am willing to pay that back full price. Um, if I get the opportunity to, >> like I said, you know what I did was wrong. I took full accountability for it. Um, I did do what I had to do though. So, what did you do in a specific? >> Um, I basically >> mind if I sit there? >> Yeah. Do >> you have another check? >> I rang Well, didn't bring it up. I basically handed it off. >> So, you work here? Yes. >> How long you been working at home? >> Um, well, I was here 2 years ago and then I had my baby and then came back 2 years. So, I just came back in April 2nd, was it? April second. April second. April second. >> And then what's your job here? What's your role? >> Cashier. >> Cashier. So you were working as a cashier >> and then what happened? >> Um like I said, I've seen the opportunity where I could have used the merchandise to sell so I can have me and my daughter good. >> I did take the merchandise, hand it off, and so I can sell it. So I sold the merchandise. having uh pawn shops, >> just generic pawn shops or do you have a pawn shop that you normally go to or >> No, I think it was one on the east side that I was just driving around and I happened to see and I stopped there. >> Okay. >> Yeah. >> Who who you were handing the merchandise to? >> Um this person that I've just met. Um I asked him if he can do it for me. Um >> like a friend of yours. >> No, I actually just met him. It was at the club. somebody that was trying to get my number or whatever the case may be and um I seen the opportunity to use him um so that I can do that. >> How many times did you do it? >> I believe it was three four three or four times. >> Three or four times with the same guy? >> Um yes. >> When he was at the store, like did he purchase anything? >> Uh yes. Uh Coke. >> He purchased what? >> Uh Coca-Cola. Oh, so he came in, purchased a Coca-Cola, >> made him purchase a Coca-Cola and um basically suspended the transactions and then um let him walk out with the >> And what you were doing like you were basically he would bring the merchandise to you at the cash register. >> Yeah. So, I would tell him what I want and he would go like clothes for my daughter, shoes and stuff like that. And I know that I can um use to get a little bit of money. >> Did you cap any of the merchandise? >> Capp as >> Yeah. Like you you you have >> Oh, cap? No, I didn't. >> No. So, everything >> except for the >> Here, the story dives into the personal side of the theft. On the body cam, the cashier explains how she handed merchandise to a man she barely knew, hoping to turn a profit for her daughter's needs. She admits to multiple incidents, fully taking responsibility, and even offers to pay back thousands. It's a mix of accountability and desperation that gives context before the next shocking revelation. >> Those for my daughter. >> Okay. So, you did keep some of the clothes for your daughter, >> right? um the ones that you sold that it was mentioned that uh the the store price is 24 about a little over $2,500. How much do you get at pawn shops? >> Um less than that. They don't never give me the full price. Yeah. Um >> uh for example uh a watch a fair watch was 700. I got uh 4 400 from it. >> We got 400 for it. >> 400. Yeah. Do you have any idea how much money did you get on all the sales at the pawn shops? >> Um, a lot of them, not everything I sold to the pawn shop. Some I just sold to people that I knew or um I just sold like basically if it wasn't pawn shop just people that I knew or people that knew that I knew people that knew people, right? >> Um, >> altogether I would say out of everything probably wasn't even a little bit more than half. I didn't get I didn't really get too too much from anything. Um especially cuz I kept most of the clothes for my daughter. So I would say around 1,000 300 I want to say round up. Yeah. >> And uh what were you and you said you were using that money to pay hotels, >> right? >> Which hotels you staying at? >> Um different different ones. There was motel that I paid um where I'm in this area. Um I've had one on international. >> Are you staying in a hotel right now? >> Um right now I'm staying with a friend, but um she is going on vacation soon, so I do have to >> go back in. Yeah. >> And it's just you, your daughter, you said? >> Yeah, just me and my daughter. >> Where's your daughter at right now? >> Right now, she's with my mom. >> Okay. Um, my mom doesn't take care of her too much just cuz she's not physically able to do it. So, she does it as much as she can basically. >> Right. How old are you? >> I'm 26. >> 26. >> 26. >> You've ever been in trouble before? >> No. >> Have you ever done anything like this before? >> No. >> No. Uh, when did you start doing this? Um >> um when I came back here >> in April. So it started >> not not in April. Probably like maybe that month after. >> Yeah. They show me one video now that is dated May 13th. >> Was that like your first one? >> That was probably like the first one. Uh the items you mentioned that they were clothing and some watch were most of them like female clothing or >> Yeah, most of them were female clothing. Um uh the Valentino shoes was one of them. Um they were were females. Yeah. >> And then one was a watch as well, right? >> Yes. >> Okay. >> Watch. Anything else? As the interview continues, the cashier gets real about her choices. She admits to keeping some clothes for her daughter while selling the rest through pawn shops or acquaintances, earning far less than retail value, living paycheck to paycheck and juggling hotels. She explains the pressure that drove her actions. This moment humanizes the story, setting up the next layer of accountability that's about to unfold. >> So, who's this person? like this is somebody I don't know. >> Do you have his information? >> No, I don't. >> You You've dealt with him over multiple occasions. >> You have his phone number at least. >> No, that's all number I have. Um >> How did you communicate with this person? >> Email. >> Email. You said you got his number at a club and now you send an email. >> No, no, no. I never got his number. He wanted my number. That's how I got in contact with him. >> Okay. >> So, from there. >> So, what was his cut? >> Nothing. So your >> because he liked me I that's why I said I use that as a manager of that because he liked me. >> Okay. >> So when we when if I if I ran your record you would never been arrested for anything related to this? No. >> Have you ever got caught for shoplifting before? Anything like that? >> Never shop. I had one miscondina before. It was a better charge. >> Okay. >> That was a long time ago. Um, how did you So, you would how would you decipher what you wanted before you left? Like, hey, I want these items. Can you explain to me like how you did that before he did you stage the merchandise? Did you grab the merchandise? Did he grab the merchandise? >> Oh, no. I made him grab whatever I told him that I wanted. >> So, was this before your shift? You said, "Give me this, this, this, and that." >> No, this was Oh, you said before my shift? Yeah. >> Yeah. So, how would he know what to pick? bring me >> like >> well like I would just nothing specifically I wouldn't tell him like it's something like um I would just say like okay >> you would email him this you would or would you text him how did you know >> um like do you have those emails >> I do not >> like for example the clothes um I was going to get the size clothes for my daughter and >> you will go for the clothes >> yeah right cuz I need >> so you you suspend the transactions or would you can you explain that to me what you did at the cash register >> right so I would suspend the transaction >> so he'd come up with a coke bottle >> or everything right and I would um bring up everything same way and just suspend a transaction >> so you would scan all the merchandise and then cancel it >> right >> okay let me go talk to the merchant >> um do you have an itemized list of all the merchandise drive I'm I'm going to give you shows her where she's scanning everything and then the line iteing voiding off. >> So, every item that she stole, she got it. >> Yeah, it was it's was pretty pretty simple. There was one transaction that it took a little bit for us harder for us to find because she started to get wise. By the fourth time, she only run them up for the Coke, but everything else was kind of >> So, everything that you documented today was at minimum what you could what she did scan. >> Yes. >> There's no estimated things. I just want to know what >> I want to know. Through the conversation, we were unable to find out that she suspended one of the transactions. We went back cuz I had another partner with me on the line. >> As questioning digs deeper, the cashier's operation starts to take shape, she didn't just wing it. Emails guided the handoffs and transactions were carefully suspended at the register to make expensive merchandise disappear. While she admits to exploiting someone's interest in her, the audit trail and surveillance make it clear this was methodical. who went back and found that transaction so I can coincide. So the the the four transactions I'm going to give you are the total amount that we can prove as a no loss which is 2549 something. >> Okay. But the ones that aren't exact. Did you even document those? >> No, they're all exact. You have registered transactions of everything. >> Okay. >> So it was just that one transaction, but it's going to be a company. So you're going to see $5. >> So it's like it's like a void item receipt type of deal. >> Yeah. You'll see it just says a Coke for 318, but then I have attached the suspended transaction to it. So that's basically for like ringing it up. >> So everything was at some point scanned. Got it. Thank god. >> Not too clever for that. >> Yeah. >> Um and do you guys have uh OPD witness statements that you could fill out for us or >> I do not. >> I I can get back. The gentleman I believe to be Terrence Wilson. I do have his email address. >> Okay. Did she provide that to you? Cuz sometimes they don't provide >> the first transaction he signed up for Nord Club loyalty. >> Uh-huh. >> Got to love the loyalty programs in retail environment. >> He put his email on there. >> Yes, he did. for music@gmail.com. Some stupid thing like that. >> Terrence Williams. Is it >> Wilson? >> Wilson. Terren Wilson. >> Um, >> it's Terrence, but it's almost like suspected in any other crimes that you had. >> Not that I'm aware of. >> Okay. Cuz sometimes they'll use multiple girls. You know what I'm saying? Um, and uh I have to ask, do you guys want to press charges for that? Okay. >> Um, I will get the statements. Is that Were you the primary uh investigator on this? Okay. I'll get a um I'll get you a written one cuz that's all we have and then we'll go from there. Okay. >> Do you realize like what you did was not good? Right. >> Do you understand that? Like there's a difference between petty theft and grand theft. >> Right. So grand theft is >> it it's 700. So that's a felony crime. All right. Um for this being your first time, it's a pretty sophisticated operation that you just were a part of. It's not like you stole candy from the store, right? You're an adult. I'm more concerned that like you're telling the half half truth because it's a natural thing to do, right? You want to like downplay what you did. >> That's fine. I I spilled everything. >> But you didn't spill everything because you're being a little um you're protective of this person you're dealing with. >> Honestly, no. >> You don't have any information as to >> the email. >> What's it And you don't know his name. >> I find that very hard. >> Terren. Yeah. Terren Wilson. >> Terren Wilson. All right. And he's not in any shape or form leading you to do anything else. >> No, definitely not. Like I said, this was my main thing was for me and my daughter. >> Mhm. >> Why? Because >> Does he have any relation to your daughter or anything like that? >> No, not at all. It's just that um like I said, he was somebody who wanted my number and um nowadays >> people would do anything for females and >> they don't even have to get anything from it. So, um, not even a piece of merchandise I gave him because it was my my thing. I wanted to get that full responsibility. He didn't take any money or Well, obviously he he is an accomplice to the crime. You understand that, right? So, he's not completely >> setting up a tense reveal of just how organized this scheme had become. By now, the scope of the operation is crystal clear. Every scanned item, every suspended transaction adds up to a solid $2,549 loss. Numbers the registers don't lie about. While she tries to frame it as helping herself and her daughter, investigators start piecing together the truth, hinting at just how much planning went into what looked like simple cash register trickery. was >> tight. Okay. >> Is that your bag there? >> Yeah. >> Can I see that bag? Do you have anything in here like weapons or anything like that? I should know about pepper spray and stuff like that. >> All right. Cool. >> And there's no merchandise in here that is >> No, this is um there. No. >> Okay. [Applause] Oh, the headphone pieces are there as well. >> The headphones. So, there is merchandise here that you didn't pay for. >> No, no, no, no. Um, >> Oh, I got you. I got you. >> I'm sorry. >> No, you're good. Just want to make sure the headphone piece. Where is that? >> Did I take it out? >> Is that >> No, the in here. >> Oh, no. I think I took it off. >> Yeah, I did give it to you. I thought I had it. >> Okay. >> All right. You have anything on it's going to poke me, stick me, or hurt me? >> No. >> Okay. Can you stand up? >> All right. Um, so your phone, this will come with you. So, you are being arrested today. You go to jail. Grant those. Have about another witnessing officer. Is nothing in your pockets or anything else? Nope. Okay. Put your hands on anybody. The tension hits a peak as officers check her bag, discovering a stray headphone piece she didn't pay for. Proof that the merchandise trail wasn't fully cleaned up. She tries to cover it, but reality closes in fast. As the arrest is made, the gravity of her actions becomes undeniable, setting the stage for the legal aftermath. The suspect was charged with felony grand theft. She received 6 months of probation and was ordered to repay the full amount in restitution, facing the consequences of her actions after a series of calculated thefts. In the end, if you enjoyed the video, hit that like button and drop your thoughts in the comments. Let's see who stands out the most. The best comment gets pinned. And hey, don't forget to share this video with your friends and family so they don't miss out on the fun. And now, here's a challenge for you. On your screen, you're seeing the four best playlists. Click on anyone and I promise you won't regret it. 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